Monday, Sept. 24
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ABC News reported that an email it obtained
indicates that Roger Stone, friend and political ally of President Donald
Trump, sought contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange nine
days after WikiLeaks made public the first batch of stolen Democratic Party
documents allegedly obtained by hacker Guccifer 2.0, later identified as
Russian state hackers.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/roger-stone-sought-contact-wikileaks-julian-assange-email/story?id=58032438
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In a newly published position paper,
ChinaÕs State Council accused the Trump administration of being a trade bully
and abandoning important communication channels, as a new round of tariffs took
effect.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-says-the-trump-administration-is-a-trade-bully-as-new-tariffs-take-effect-1537777015?mod=hp_lead_pos2
Tuesday, Sept. 25
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At the U.N. General Assembly, Trump
said, ÒIn less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than
almost any administration in the history of our country,Ó prompting laughter
from world leaders.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25/politics/donald-trump-un-speech-laugh/index.html
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The White House is open to having
a second accuser of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, Deborah Ramirez, testify at a
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for Thursday, White House press
secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a television interview.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-open-to-public-testimony-from-second-kavanaugh-accuser-sanders-says/2018/09/25/5169442e-c0aa-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html?utm_term=.5f5de1fadc2b&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1
Wednesday, Sept. 26
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Attorney Michael Avenatti sent a sworn
declaration from his client, Julie Swetnick, to the Senate Judiciary Committee,
alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh targeted women with alcohol
during high school and was present when women were raped by multiple boys.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-nomination-trump-calls-nominee-an-absolute-gem-as-tensions-swirl-over-planned-hearing/2018/09/26/df224aea-c190-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html?utm_term=.8f0dc5cf6b86&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) filed an
injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an effort
to stop KavanaughÕs confirmation vote. The suit alleges that the Trump
administration is violating the separation of powers by not releasing hundreds
of thousands of documents related to KavanaughÕs time as a lawyer in President
George W. BushÕs administration, charging that this prevented senators from
doing their constitutional duty to advise and consent.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/26/17906328/jeff-merkley-injunction-stop-brett-kavanaugh-vote
Thursday, Sept. 27
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and
Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they
were both in high school, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in
KavanaughÕs confirmation hearings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kavanaugh-hearing-christine-blasey-ford-to-give-senate-testimony-about-sexual-assault-allegation/2018/09/27/fc216170-c1c3-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.9f2effa197a9&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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The American Bar Association called
for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/28/american-bar-association-had-kavanaugh-concerns-years-ago-republicans-dismissed-those-too/?utm_term=.c8d0ff61dfbc&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon
Musk, alleging he misled investors when he claimed that he had secured
funding to take Tesla private.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/27/sec-sues-teslas-elon-musk-alleging-he-lied-investors/?utm_term=.53e74e758ec5&wpisrc=al_news__alert-tech--alert-national&wpmk=1
Friday, Sept. 29
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Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), chair
of the House Judiciary Committee, said the Committee expects to interview
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein behind closed doors sometime in the
next few weeks over recently revealed memos kept by former acting FBI director
Andrew McCabe that say Rosenstein suggested secretly recording President Trump,
potentially as part of a plan to remove him from office under the 25th
Amendment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-gop-to-call-rosenstein-back-to-capitol-hill-conservative-lawmaker-says/2018/09/28/485a79d8-c321-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html?utm_term=.65b82cdeac26
á The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to forward the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate for a vote.
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Trump ordered the FBI to reopen the
investigation of Brett Kavanaugh after one of TrumpÕs fiercest Republican
critics, Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), who at first endorsed the nominee, emerged
from a private meeting with Democrats to call for a renewed inquiry into
misconduct allegations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-committee-prepares-to-vote-on-kavanaugh-nomination-as-key-senators-remain-silent/2018/09/28/0b143292-c305-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.1448baac405d&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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Congressional DemocratsÕ lawsuit
alleging TrumpÕs private business dealings are contrary to the ConstitutionÕs
Emoluments Clause was allowed to go forward by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who
said the lawmakers had standing to pursue the claim.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-democrats-lawsuit-alleging-trumps-private-business-is-violating-the-constitution-can-proceed-federal-judge-rules/2018/09/28/0aa3c5dc-bc22-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html?utm_term=.86e9c6e366b8
Saturday, Sept. 29
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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk
agreed on Saturday to step down as chairman of the electric-car maker he
founded, an unexpected resolution to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Thursday, after Musk turned down an earlier deal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/29/teslas-elon-musk-settles-with-sec-paying-million-fine-resigning-board-chairman/?utm_term=.db9381a1966c
Sunday, Sept. 30
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Speaking at his rally in Wheeling, West Virginia,
Trump suggested Sen. Dianne
Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, was responsible for
leaking a letter from Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford detailing her
allegation that the judge sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-west-virginia-trump-turns-kavanaugh-nomination-fight-into-partisan-rallying-cry/2018/09/29/87fb5b2c-c41e-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.99c430ab99b1